Gopal Achari

Position: Professor

Department:  Schulich School of Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Calgary

Dr. Achari is a professor with the Center for Environmental Engineering Research and Education (CEERE) at the Schulich School of Engineering. His research interests include water and wastewater treatment, soil remediation, technology development for treatment of pollution, advanced oxidative processes - especially photo-based processes, geo-polymers, uncertainty analysis and modeling, and greenhouse gas control mechanisms. He has developed technologies for treating polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in soils, sulfolane treatment in soils and water, and LED based water treatment. His research also includes decision support tools and modeling when there is a lack of complete information using fuzzy logic. Having published extensively in these areas, Dr. Achari is the recipient of numerous awards. Dr. Achari has been a member of RES'EAU-WaterNET, a Canadian strategic research network devoted to developing affordable solutions for providing clean drinking water to small, rural and First Nations communities. He has established research collaborations across countries, helped organize conferences, workshops and technical sessions. Dr. Achari serves as the Associate Dean (Research and Graduate Studies) at the Schulich School of Engineering as well as the Vice President (Technical Divisions) for the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering.